LANSING, MI — Good morning, Lansing! Today is Friday, May 17, the 137th day of the year.

Welcome to Lansing's Latest, your daily peek into stories we're working on and a look back at the latest news.

TOURISM WORTH A LOT TO LANSING AREA — Tourism brought hundreds of millions of dollars to the Lansing area in 2012, and means thousands of jobs, according to a new report. See exactly how many of each here.

MORRILL HALL DEMO STILL ON —Demolition of historic Morrill Hall at Michigan State University is still on track after a fire charred through part of the structure's roof late Wednesday.

ALLEGED LOITERING SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED — Lansing police arrested a 58-year-old registered sex offender Wednesday afternoon after they say he loitered at Sexton High School. Witnesses reported the man as suspicious and pacing in the area.

PRELIM POSTPONED FOR ALLEGED SHOOTOUT — A court hearing has been postponed to determine whether a pair of north Lansing neighbors will stand trial on charges stemming from their alleged shootout with one another earlier this month. Read more on the case here.

DANTONIO ON RECRUIT-TURNED-RAPPER — Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio has set the record straight on a recruit who said he turned down the Spartans to pursue a rap career. MSU says it was a mutual parting of ways. See what Dantonio had to say.

SPARTANS' 2014 SCHEDULE — Michigan State's 2014 football schedule was released Thursday. For the first time ever, the Spartans will host archrival Michigan in consecutive seasons.

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